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RICHMOND — The jury is set in the federal corruption trial of Bob and Maureen McDonnell, and opening arguments are expected Tuesday. The couple left the courthouse separately after a full day spent winnowing a field of 150 potential jurors to a panel of 12, plus four alternates. A throng of reporters, photographers and cameramen followed the governor and his legal team, but he had little to say. "Glad we got the jury picked, and looking forward to starting the defense tomorrow," he said. As the pack rounded a corner outside the federal courthouse here, Maureen McDonnell was able to leave to less attention. Jury selection took nearly eight hours Monday. Then, just as...

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RICHMOND — Federal Judge James R. Spencer will leave Bob and Maureen McDonnell’s case in a jury's hands, he said Friday, denying the couple’s longshot request that he dismiss the charges against them.
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RICHMOND — Maureen McDonnell made staffers at the governor’s mansion miserable, yelling and lashing out with baseless accusations, her former chief of staff testified Wednesday.She once texted to say that she suspected the mansion chef of purposefully...

RICHMOND — Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell twice moved Star Scientific stock out of her account at year's end, the McDonnell family broker said Friday, skirting state reporting requirements for public officials as she and her husband took gifts...

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